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| Hurricane Wilma made landfall the weekend of Oct 21, 2005 just south of Cancún, Mexico. Traveling slowly along at approximately 5 mph with sustained winds of 140 mph (category 4), Wilma pounded the Yucatan Peninsula for over two days. We were scheduled to fly down on Nov 5th. Even if our resort was somehow operational, Rita and I had concerns about becoming a tourist burden in an area that would be struggling to recover. Resort personnel quickly reassured us that Cancun needs tourism to keep it's economy moving and assist in funding the recovery. So off we went with no idea what to expect... Click on any picture to enlarge (best viewed in 1024 x 768):
View from our balcony
The Royal Sands Resort weathered the storm But the
beach was a
Leafs missing from
amazingly well with no structural damage. A
different story. Here
palms and some minor
credit to architectural planning and solid is the
beach before
damage to the roof of
construction
Hurricane Wilma ...
the Palapa Pool Bar
... Here is the same beach
after Hurricane All the hotels
along Every plant and tree had
Wilma. The sand was
literally washed several this stretch of the
been stripped of vegetation
hundreds yards into the ocean.
The good news? hotel zone lost their by the
hurricane. But when
Nature is already washing
the sand back to
beaches.
we arrived 10 days later,
shore. As of this
writing there is already
Mother Nature was already
a beach and Mexico has
hired a dredging
bouncing back.
company to speed up the process
in January.
Sunrise over paradise
The Dock at VCI
No complaints from this Gliding above
the Caribbean
was too damaged for
Pelican who was quite
looking for a meal of
visitors, but became pleased with
his private
fresh fish
a haven for birds
perch
With the beach at the
Isla Mujeres in the distance. There is nothing as
Royal Sands damaged,
Ferry service to the island relaxing as lying on the
we used the VCI beach
was still suspended pending beach listening to the
at the other end of the
dock repairs.
surf!
Hotel Zone.
Iguana sunning
himself Rita with Dive Guide
Dive platform entrance Water in the cenote is
and keeping an eye on us
We decided to do some to "Dos Ojos" which
crystal clear. Those
cave diving at Dos
translates to "Two rocks are
in 20 feet
Ojos Cenote
Eyes" in English
of water
Scuba diving through
the formations is almost a
I really liked the
Jungle Cat! Serious.
surreal experience.
You feel like you are floating
changing huts. Kind of We're in the middle
through a different world
like Gilligan's Island of
jungle and this
little cat just comes
walking out.
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see the rest of our trip ...
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